Brandeis University - Parking

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If you live off campus, you absolutely need a car. If you don’t, then there is no real reason for one beyond getting around on weekends or having an off-campus job. Most parking lots are not close to anything convenient, and parking is made even more difficult due to the fact that a permit restricts you to one lot, which is probably not near your dorm. Many students agree that having a car definitely has a lot of positives: It’s easy to get home during breaks, easy to travel into Waltham and to go shopping, and very easy to get to the Riverside stop on the MBTA Green Line, which is much easier than taking the commuter rail.

There are those negatives, though—the biggest being that there is never enough parking around campus. Actually, there technically is, but the J-lot is so far away from campus that it should have a separate zip code. Commuters are always late to class because of the lack of parking available. They must share any good spaces with teachers, and face getting a $25 ticket if they are parking outside of their assigned lot. The whole campus is in need of a serious paving, especially the parking lots, where Mazda Miatas and other compact cars have been known to disappear in the potholes. Overall, if you like your independence with a side of hassles and fines, then parking on campus is not all that bad.

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Students Speak Out

BraJa4 says: Brandeis University 2015 Natural Resources and Conservation

Parking on campus is pretty... Parking on campus is pretty scarce. You can't bring a car as a freshman, and even as a sophomore you have to park your car across the street in a lot the campus owns, which is a good 20- to 25-minute walk from your dorm. 12345 Parking: March 17, 2009 Report

BraSF says: Brandeis University 2013 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

You can start bringing a car... You can start bringing a car sophomore year. You don't need one, but it's nice to have. Parking is so-so 12345 Parking: March 16, 2009 Report

Brass says: Brandeis University 2013 Philosophy and Religion

Parking is awful! You have to... Parking is awful! You have to register your car only to be told that you have to park in the most inconvenient places on campus. And freshmen cannot bring cars, probably because Brandeis knows that freshmen will leave at any chance possible because the social life is so lame. 12345 Parking: March 16, 2009 Report

XS says: Brandeis University 2014 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

It's often better and more... It's often better and more cost-effective not to register for parking and to take the risk of tickets. Parking is limited, and freshmen officially do not get spots. If you're not registered, don't park in the heavily traveled lots. 12345 Parking: March 03, 2009 Report

BraAH says: Brandeis University 2015 Law and Legal Studies

Parking, as at lots of colleges,... Parking, as at lots of colleges, is nearly impossible. Usually, you will be forced to park in a lot that is a good 10-minute walk from campus. 12345 Parking: February 13, 2009 Report

Did You Know?

Best Places to Find a Parking Spot
You can usually find a spot in T-lot, which is not too far from the campus center.

Good Luck Getting a Parking Spot Here!
Brandeis has a terrible parking shortage, so it is hard to get a spot in any lot remotely close to any important building during the day.

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